Cross-references > Style Override should default to the Hyperlink style

[MikeTO]

When you create a hyperlink in a document for the first time, Publisher automatically creates the Hyperlink character style and sets it for the hyperlink so that users don't have to go back later and edit all of their hyperlinks to style them. I believe cross-references should do the same to avoid burdening the user.

1. User creates a book and inserts hundreds of cross-references
2. User later decides that they want the hyperlinks to look clickable - they can't change the preset and have all the xrefs update because presets aren't styles, and Publisher doesn't provide a way to set all xrefs to a preset, so they have to modify the preset and then edit every xref and select the preset again

IMO, it would be so much better for Style Override, including in the two default presets, to default to Hyperlink and for the cross-reference feature to automatically create the Hyperlink style when the first cross-reference is added. If the user doesn't want their cross-references to be blue underlined, they can edit the style. Or the Hyperlink style could default to no changes for colour and underline - it doesn't matter as long as the user doesn't have to edit hundreds of hyperlinks manually.

I wrote this while taking a break from editing hundreds of hyperlinks manually. 🙂 

[Oufti]

Thanks @MikeTO. I found the same and I'm very happy you explained it so clearly.